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I could show a lot of my friends and peers how to do something so they can do it over and over again for themselves but theyed prefer I just do it for them I also reach out to people who don't know how and they never seem to care to actually learn
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01-30-2019, 09:25 PM | #546 |
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^^^okay, now this thread sucks.
You're right, tuzzio. It was going to get assassinated eventually.
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01-31-2019, 08:04 AM | #549 |
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I'd be all for a reddit porn thread. Not into the anime/hentai stuff though.
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01-31-2019, 04:46 PM | #550 |
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...bringing it back tp pricing shit:
I don't give a fuck about your price margin. If I buy wheels for $600 and sell for $1000 (at or below the 'going-rate') then that's great. If you buy the same exact wheels for $200 and sell for $1000 (at or below the 'going-rate') then that's even better. The point is that we asked a price that reflected current trends. I don't know why in the fuck this is so hard to understand. I don't care how much money y'all make. It's the price at the end. It's not my intention to have the last word, but this topic is done for me. Some of you out there, Zilvia or not, will still not understand this fucking concept. Dear Diary: Help, I'm A Grumpy Old Asshole.
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01-31-2019, 08:39 PM | #551 | |
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First - we are talking 240s, where a guy asks $7k and gets $2,500 offers. Second - you never know what the seller ultimately got for the wheels. Thrid - if someone pays the $1,300; that is market pricing. There has been a lot of inflation since 2005 and all this old Japanese shit is now rare. Guys in Japan already junked this crap for cheap 20 years ago and your now picking through the leftovers. Eventually the 240's will all be gone, just like Drift Freq always warned. They will go the way of the Datsun 510. Used, abused and rotted away, but never worth the price to restore. The cars popularity was based on its affordability, who's going to pay $20k for a restored S13 when you'll be able to get an FRS for $5k in a few years? The locust will simply move on. 350Z is the new 240 at this moment. |
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02-01-2019, 01:48 AM | #552 |
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Slightly off-topic of current subject..so do you know who Martin Shkreli is?
The shit he pulled on medication price jacking is off the charts, went from $13.50 to $750 over night, but that's the "current market price" right? same concept on why we old fuckers are bitching about dumb fucking prices. Not that we are interested in buying the said dumb items that really does nothing at the end. I am willing to pay top price on a item if it's in exceptional condition and I want it, and it's always been that way for me. I don't want to buy something twice and I stick with that philosophy. I would actually have to say Z32 was built better than Z33 in terms of quality, but I would still own my S14 over any Z32/Z33 anyday. I am a sentimental old fart and I am sticking to it. the day I have to get rid of my S14 for what ever reason, I will be replacing it with Corvette so I don't have to spend money into it to make it be sports car. All the money I've spent on my car so far is to make it my own and my own little japanese corvette, but it's still not a corvette and it'll never be as good as corvette IMO(for the money)
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Z32 cost a damn fortune when new. 350Z was a bargain box sports car designed to replace the lowly N/A Z32 and thr S15 in one fell swing. It was a throw back to the classic S130 240Z, a NA, stylish, inexpensive 2 Seat Sports Car. |
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02-01-2019, 01:22 PM | #554 |
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I paid $17,500 for this:
Reason being, it actually made more sense financially for me to buy this restored RHD Silvia versus me going through with a Coupe build I already had lined up. The purchase was 100% worth it to me partly because it was actually going to cost me upwards of $35-40k to build a similar S-chassis. I bought the white Silvia, sold my gold coupe chassis and all of the parts I had set aside for it, and still turned a profit. I'm not against a guy getting $600 for a cupholder. More power to them. I've bought and sold enough parts over the years and have always made it a point to stay in line with market pricing. As an enthusiast who actually appreciates these damn cars, it does suck to see pricing skyrocket on the stupidest things. Fortunately for me, I collected pretty much everything I ever wanted before the market went crazy. At the same time, I won't let go of my mint brick headlights or light up window louvers on the low to "be the change". If you're doing that well financially (enough disposable income to not give a shit), you're more than welcome to be the change. As for me, I'll just appreciate what I have, get a chuckle out of these dudes IG pages flipping "rare" trinkets (jackets, shift knobs, gauges, etc), and continue focusing on my own cars. All I hoped for was that we as S-chassis enthusiasts (or those that remain) would just take the time to do things right. Enough with this cookie cutter bullshit. |
02-01-2019, 01:24 PM | #555 |
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I followed every step of that white silvia & it was amazing. And i agree with what you’re saying especially the last part. Too many people want quick results and then get upset when something breaks or doesnt go as planned.
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2 words... 180sx kouki
just seems thats all anyone wants to do with an S13 hatch anymore. i move more S13 kouki valances, lips and skirts than any other part i make. even when my Type-RH parts look SOOOO much better, kids refuse to acknowledge them and want to do 180sx kouki and 180sx kouki only. though ive managed to convince a few guys to run my Type-RH skirts + valances with an S13 kouki front and they were SO happy they did! |
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02-01-2019, 03:58 PM | #558 |
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Lennon, that’s just your opinion though.
To me, OEM>Aftermarket on a street car when it comes to aero. Also, an S-chassis with OEM aero will be more valuable as time goes on. CA laws is another one of those topics I won’t really get into. Family is all that’s keeping me in CA. |
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2. No one wants you to let them go for less to be the change. 3. *Posts the '180SX Type X' of Silvias: K's Aero Quote:
....dude you had to be 'different' so bad you switched up the aero? I guess for me cars are what I like and I don't care what the other dudes are doing. Like if everyone had a Type X (most do) and a stock-bodied Silvia Q's it wouldn't motivate me to do something different. Not trying to be a smartass, but if your car is clean and done well why do you care to make it 'different' for the sake of being so?
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my car right now... 100% streetable aero. most that ever scrapes is my front bumper on my drive way JUST slightly pulling in at an angle i dunno, ive been looking at 180sx kouki aero now for over 17 years and to me its so boring anymore. like the 3 big trends in 180 aero at the moment seem to be... 1) BN Sports kit 2) Rocket Bunny kit 3) 180sx Kouki kit oh and ill add a 4th... 4) GP Sports GSonic replicas |
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02-01-2019, 04:18 PM | #562 | |
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We've said it before here, but in this day and age having a stock-ish car maintained with Nissan parts is actually 'different' from the norm. FAST EDIT: ...and that's totally fine. I feel like more people give me their opinion on my 'style' where I would just not say shit about theirs. One isn't better than the other if it's all done nicely. It's a preference. I know there are people out there that like to read my shit and then convolute my meaning.
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everyone seems to hate on SRs now... well, ive had mine for 8 year with god knows how many miles. still runs like a top. funny how simple maintenance goes a LONG way! |
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02-01-2019, 04:24 PM | #564 | |
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Yeah, something people forget. They think they can buy a car thats been drifted to death & continue beating it. And have no problems, sadly it doesnt work that way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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02-01-2019, 07:21 PM | #565 | |
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Who cares about that shit. Fuck California. I had a job offer for 175k out in San Berdino and after reading up on Cali, it was litterally like moving to a Foriegn fucking country and I'd have to give up a crap ton of legal rights. On and thr taxes and cost of living? I'm keeping more out here without the pay bump. |
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Once you want to make over 300whp you need a forged engine and transmission conversion... So now your in V8, 2JZ or RB land with price and effort... So go big or go home. Engines also sound like ass. |
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stock SR bottom end has been proven to dyno around 450whp without any issues... you start getting past 300whp in an S13 and they tend to become a little scary
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